āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I put on my boots to go for a walk in the snowy park.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
02
the storage compartment in a car used for luggage, shopping, or tools
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The boot of the hatchback was surprisingly spacious.
03
the act of striking something or someone with the foot
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He gave the door a frustrated boot.
04
a historical instrument of foot torture in which the feet were encased in iron and slowly crushed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The museum displayed a medieval iron boot.
05
a protective cover resembling a leg or sheath for machinery or equipment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Bicycle shock absorbers often have a protective boot.
06
the sudden or rapid release of stored affective or physical force
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A sudden boot of anger swept through the crowd.
to boot
01
āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to start a computer, typically involves setting up hardware elements to prepare the computer for use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They booted the computer, preparing for a long night of gaming.
02
to strike or deliver a blow with the foot
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The player booted the crate aside.
03
āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to eject or force someone or something to leave, often from a place or system, such as a computer or vehicle
Disapproving
Informal
Specialized
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The security guard booted the trespasser from the building.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
bootless
boot
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